Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse, and. you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again; you shall never be so afraid of a tumble. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fear can be a big stopper for many of us: fear of fragility, fear of failure, fear of making a mistake, fear of what others might think, fear of success. We may second-guess our next action or word until we talk ourselves out of participating in life.
"But I failed before!" "I can't do it good enough!" "Look at what happened last time!" "What if.. .?" These statements may disguise fear. Sometimes the fear is disguising shame.
Relax. Our best is good enough. It may be better than we think. Even our failures may turn out to be important learning experiences that lead directly to - and are necessary for - an upcoming success.
Feel the fear, then let it go. Jump in and do it - whatever it is. If our instincts and path have led us there, it's where we need to be.
Today, I will participate in life to the best of my ability. Regardless of the outcome, that makes me a winner.
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"LOVE" devoid of self-gratification, is in essence, the will, to the greatest good...of another.
Now THAT is a great thought. How true those words have been for me. Try, and fail. A good lesson in life learned. Try, and succed. Revel in the joy of one's success.
If I had EVERYTHINg to do over again, with where I am now in my life, a love of a woman and life that I had never thought I would have again in my time here on earth, I WOULD NOT CHANGE A THING! Every joy, every pain, every decision, right or wrong, that I have ever made, has led me to this moment in my life. I regret nothing. I have found it to be a truth in my life that every experience, good or bad, has its purpose. Enjoy it for what it is because it will pass. Thanks Phil...Tim
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"We posess the eyes through which the universe gazes with wonder upon its own majesty."
